Minority Rights Day is celebrated every year on 18 December.

Minority Rights Day is celebrated every year on 18 December.

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Category : Important Days Published on: December 19 2023

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Minority Rights Day is celebrated every year on 18 December in India.
On this day, attention is drawn to the challenges and issues faced by the minority communities of the country.
People take inspiration from protecting the rights of religious, cultural, linguistic, and ethnic minorities.
Minorities in India include Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains and Parsis.
Many provisions of the Constitution to protect the interests of minorities are contained in Article 29 and Article 30.
In the year 1992, 18 December was declared Minority Rights Day by the United Nations.
According to the 2011 census, the minority community population in India is approximately 20%.

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